Question

A population of giraffes on a square kilometer of the African savannah contains sixteen individuals. Generally, the giraffes stay in smaller groups, surrounding scattered watering holes, where there is abundant vegetation.

What is the size of the giraffe population?
What is the population density?
What type of distribution does this giraffe population display?

uniform

random

clumped

Answer 1

Population size = 16 giraffes.

Population density = 16 giraffes per square kilometer.

Type of distribution = clumped (they gather in groups around watering holes).